Atos has announced a significant new appointment to its global Financial Services and Insurance (FS&I) division, with the appointment of Carol Houle as Global Head of Consulting and Marketing.
Formerly a Global Practice Leader for Digital Consulting, Carol brings over 25 years of industry experience and will lead marketing, pre-sales engineering and portfolio for the financial services and insurance industry at Atos, as well as being responsible for global FS&I industry consulting. She will report directly to Global Head of FS&I Adrian Gregory.
In her most recent role, Carol focused on developing and executing consulting strategies to drive increased productivity and establish a strong, collaborative team culture. She previously held roles at several Fortune 500 companies, including PWC, EMC, Dell Technologies and Cisco.
“I am delighted to be joining Atos to lead marketing and consulting for global financial services and insurance at this pivotal moment for the sector,” Carol said.
“Over the past year, we’ve seen an unprecedented acceleration of digital transformation across banking, financial services and insurance as businesses have responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Atos already has an extensive footprint in the sector, and I am looking forward to playing a key role in helping our clients seize the opportunities for growth that digital differentiation presents.”
Adrian Gregory, Global Head of FS&I at Atos, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Carol to the global financial services and insurance team. Carol brings extensive knowledge of the consulting sector coupled with her go to market experience and we look forward to her building on the success of the team, which has already had a number of exciting new wins this year.”
Carol will be part of the global FS&I Leadership Team and will be based in the US in Charlotte, North Carolina.